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Originally Posted by SunGrins
OP's assertion of a "high misdemeanor" based on comments made during a 1790 debate carries as much weight as -- nothing.
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The usual groundless wishful thinking from the usual liberal fanatics.
The definitions of "high crimes and misdemeanors" have not changed since 1789.
"Crime" means, something that broke a law.
"Demeanor" means "behavior".
"Misdemeanor" means bad behavior. Doesn't have to be something that broke a law.
"High crimes and misdemeanors" means crimes and/or bad behavior in high office. Judges, cabinet secretaries, Prez, VP etc.
Judges have been impeached (and successfully removed) for regularly showing up drunk on the bench (see "Alcee Hastings", and a few others). No laws were broken. But they were booted anyway. It was a case of "high misdemeanor".
The boss of Homeland Security's basic job is to make sure U.S. laws about legal immigration and border crossings are upheld and enforced.
And if he, for example, instead lets illegal aliens flow across any old where they wanted in any old quantities they want, in direct violation of U.S. laws that require they cross only at official border check point stations and in only certain quantities (see "quotas") after receiving an official U.S. visa....
...in fact, the boss of Homeland Security is himself breaking the law. And he is freely letting the illegal aliens break the law. He is guilty of BOTH a "high crime" and "high misdemeanor".
He can, and should be, impeached and removed. He's not doing the job he hired on for. What reason could we possibly have to keep him in that job?
The only possible reason, is because the people in high office like what he's doing just fine, regardless of its fraudulent nature and lawbreaking.
BTW, I can think of another job ("high office") where the occupant takes an oath that includes "....to take care that the laws of the United States are faithfully executed". And that occupant is the boss of the boss of Homeland Security. He too is violating his oath.
If that's not "high misdemeanor", what is?